Check out Seattle’s must-see buildings below:
Seattle Central Library
Architect: OMA
Built: 2004
Type: Library
Address: 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 10:00am – 8:00pm, Friday to Saturday: 10:00am – 6:00pm , Sunday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Website: www.spl.org/locations/central-library
Experience Music Project
Architect: Frank Gehry
Built: 1972
Type: Museum
Address: 325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: $28
Website: www.mopop.org/
Amazon Headquarters
Architect: NBBJ
Built: 2018
Type: Office
Address: 2101 7th Ave, Seattle, WA 98119, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Saturday: 10:00am – 8:00pm, Sunday: 11:00am – 7:00pm
Cost: Free
Website: www.seattlespheres.com/
Olympic Sculpture Park
Architect: Weiss Manfredi
Built: 2007
Type: Park, Pedestrian Infrastructure, Pavilion
Address: 2901 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98121, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/olympic-sculpture-park
Seattle Space Needle
Architect: Edward Carlson, Victor Steinbrueck, John Graham Jr.
Built: 1962
Type: Observation Tower
Address: 400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 8:00am – 12:00am
Cost: Up Early/Late: $19, Mid-Day: $29
Website: www.spaceneedle.com/home/
Chapel of St.Ignatius
Architect: Steven Holl
Built: 1997
Type: Church
Address: 901 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.seattleu.edu//chapel/
Seattle Art Museum
Architect: Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates
Built: 1991
Type: Museum
Address: 1300 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Wednesday – Monday: 10:00am – 5:00pm (9:00pm on Thursday)
Cost: $19.95
Website: www.seattleartmuseum.org/
Rainier Bank Tower
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki
Built: 1977
Type: Office
Address: 1301 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Friday: 7:00am – 6:00pm
Website: www.rainiersquare.com/
IBM Building
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki
Built: 1964
Type: Office
Address: 1200 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Ballard Public Library
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Built: 2011
Type: Civic, Library
Address: 5614 22nd Avenue N.W, Seattle, Washington, United States
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm, Saturday: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Website: seattle.gov
Freeway Park
Architect: Lawrence Halprin
Built: 1976
Type: Park
Address: 700 Seneca St, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 6:00am – 10:00pm
Website: seattle.gov
Architect: Lawrence Halprin
Built: 1976
Type: Park
Address: 700 Seneca St, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 6:00am - 10:00pm
Website: seattle.gov
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Built: 2011
Type: Civic, Library
Address: 5614 22nd Avenue N.W, Seattle, Washington, United States
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm, Saturday: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Website: seattle.gov
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki
Built: 1964
Type: Office
Address: 1200 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki
Built: 1977
Type: Office
Address: 1301 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday to Friday: 7:00am - 6:00pm
Website: www.rainiersquare.com/
Architect: Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates
Built: 1991
Type: Museum
Address: 1300 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Wednesday - Monday: 10:00am - 5:00pm (9:00pm on Thursday)
Cost: $19.95
Website: www.seattleartmuseum.org/
Architect: Steven Holl
Built: 1997
Type: Church
Address: 901 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.seattleu.edu//chapel/
Architect: Edward Carlson, Victor Steinbrueck, John Graham Jr.
Built: 1962
Type: Observation Tower
Address: 400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 8:00am - 12:00am
Cost: Up Early/Late: $19, Mid-Day: $29
Website: www.spaceneedle.com/home/
Architect: Weiss Manfredi
Built: 2007
Type: Park, Pedestrian Infrastructure, Pavilion
Address: 2901 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98121, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Website: www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/olympic-sculpture-park
Architect: Frank Gehry
Built: 1972
Type: Museum
Address: 325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Daily: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Cost: $28
Website: www.mopop.org/
Architect: OMA
Built: 2004
Type: Library
Address: 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Open to the Public: Yes
Hours: Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 8:00pm, Friday to Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm , Sunday: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Website: www.spl.org/locations/central-library